A 41-year-old man has been arrested by Beaumont police after he allegedly killed a family member in a shooting at the Jefferson County courthouse in downtown Beaumont Wednesday, officials said.

Officials said Bartholomew Granger was arrested Wednesday morning after he allegedly fatally shot a woman about 11:20 a.m. at the Jefferson County Courthouse in the 1100 block of Pearl, officials said.

Investigators said Granger killed a woman just prior to a court appearance for a sexual assault case. It was unclear how the victim was related to Granger.

District Court Judge John Stevens said Granger had a scheduled court appearance today for sexual assault case. The child's mother, who has not been identified, testified and then court broke for a regular docket call. Stevens was in court at the time of the shooting. No details about that case were immediately available.

The 41-year-old has a lengthy criminal history that includes convictions for possession of marijuana and unlawfully carrying a firearm.

According to police, Granger was involved in the shooting about 11:20 a.m. at the county courthouse. He then drove away in a pickup truck and abandoned it outside of a building in the 1100 block of Neches.

Police were able to evacuate the two people who were in the building at the time and surrounded it. They began speaking to Granger by telephone.